Nursing Associate

37.5 hours per week (including working weekends, nights and bank holidays)
Permanent
**Salary**: £26,530 - £29,114 per annum
**Closing date**: 6th May 2025
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We are looking for a qualified Nursing Associate who is interested in working within the Surgical Directorate within Coton Ward - Emergency Trauma and Orthopaedic.
The Nursing Associate will provide general/specific care to surgical patients will be competent to work across professional disciplines, referring patients for Allied Health Professional assessment and treatment or to other agencies as required.
The post holder will work in support of qualified nurses, doctors and allied health professionals within an out-patient setting. Supervision and teaching of junior staff will be part of the role.
Here at George Eliot our vision to ‘ excel at patient care’ takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:
E ffective Open Communication
e x cellence and safety in everything we do
C hallenge but support
E xpect respect and dignity
L ocal health that inspires confidence

**Benefits**: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
Purpose
The Nursing Associate has a breadth of knowledge across the lifespan and across the fields of nursing, providing holistic and person centred care and support for people of all ages and in a variety of settings. The Nursing Associate works independently under the leadership of Registered Nurses, working within the sphere of nursing and care and within all aspects of the nursing process.
Nursing Associates are equipped with the knowledge, understanding, skills, attitudes and behaviours relevant to employment as a nursing associate and will work to a nationally recognised code of conduct (NMC).
The Nursing Associate will work with the multi-disciplinary team delivering care; they will have knowledge and understanding of the different roles within the team and how these roles influence and contribute to patient care.
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**Responsibilities**:
Act in the best interests of the people they care for.
Put people first and provide nursing care that is person-centered, safe and compassionate.
Contributes to the provision of care for people, including those with complex needs.
Acts professionally at all times.
Use knowledge and experience to make evidence-based decisions and solve problems.
Recognise and work within the limits of their competence.
Be accountable for their actions.
Promoting health and preventing ill health
Support people to improve and maintain their mental, physical, behavioural health and well-being.
Active involvement in the prevention of and protection against disease and ill health.
Provide and monitor care
Nursing Associates act in the best interest of people, putting them first and providing nursing care that is person centred, safe and compassionate. The Nursing associate acts professionally at all times and use their knowledge and experience to make evidenced based decisions and solve problems. The Nursing Associate recognises and works within the limits of their competence and is responsible and accountable for their actions.
**As a Nursing Associate you will**:
- Exercise personal responsibility and work independently within defined parameters of practice, taking the initiative in a variety of situations and performing a range of clinical and care skills consistent with the role, responsibilities and professional values of a Nursing Associate.
Exercise judgment in assessing patient condition, comfort and wellbeing using analysis of a range of possible factors
Demonstrate ability to deliver safe care, contribute to ongoing assessment recognising when it is necessary to refer and escalate to others for reassessment.
Develop understanding of all elements of the nursing process and be able to assist the registered nurse in the on-going assessment, planning, management and evaluation of care.
Provide compassionate, safe and effective care and support to people in a range of care settings.
Monitor the condition and health needs of people within their care on a continual basis in partnership with people, families, and carers
Provide and monitor care.
Support individuals with all aspects of care including daily living, providing person-centred care and promoting health and independence through a